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Don't look for e-literature in novels
There is a great deal of literature emerging from the new technology, but most of it is not in traditional formsRobert McCrum asks writers some searching questions about where the literature of new...
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Looking for a great self-published book? Here's where to find it
Steer clear of the bookselling behemoths. For something really different, try out these literature blogs and review sitesIt's wonderful to see the Guardian taking such an active interest in the...
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Amid depression, bleak stories can be as consoling as self-help
Rather than exhorting the depressed to help themselves, fiction can provide a welcome realisation that we are not alone in despairThe plan to refer people with mild depression and anxiety to books has...
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Folio prize: a level playing field for self-published authors
At last, a major literary award is opening its doors to indie writers. But does the news fill you with horror or excitement?All I have really wanted as a self-publisher is to have my work taken...
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The Albion Beatnik bookshop: a viral success worth catching
A high-street indie drawing 81,000 web visits in a day might seem surprising – but there are many reasons why it should• Enter a competition to win up to £250 worth of National Book Tokens, and enter...
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Why Tao Lin's Taipei can breathe new life into literature
Tao Lin's latest novel could bring energy and excitement of Alt Lit into the mainstream literary conversationTao Lin's novel Taipei could, as Richard Lynch-Smith suggests and as I argued recently in...
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Six self-publishing surprises
The most exciting writing in this area goes beyond conventional publishing into exciting new realms. Here's a few of my discoveriesIf the media wants to do its very best for readers, as opposed to...
View ArticleBaddies in books: Hannibal Lecter, magnetic and unhinged
Cannibal psychopath he may be, but Lecter feeds our hungry fantasies of being singled out by a hyperintelligent outsider• From Mrs Danvers to General Woundwort: Baddies in booksIn the novel Hannibal, a...
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